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makaveli8x8
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im starting a buisness soon, im going to subcontract work to my employee's, their job will be to pretend to be bums and beg for money, i get half of what they make, gunna be rich. ill eventually have 1 bum infront of every major store in town
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22447630 - 10/29/15 02:04 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: im starting a buisness soon, im going to subcontract work to my employee's, their job will be to pretend to be bums and beg for money, i get half of what they make, gunna be rich. ill eventually have 1 bum infront of every major store in town
The bum union is gonna break your kneecaps bro
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: madmodder] 2
#22447665 - 10/29/15 02:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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If I have money that I don't need, and some one else is in need, they can use it. Even if they are going to just spend it on drugs or booze, that's no problem. It makes them happy. That is all I want in life. To make people happy, because that's when I am happy.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: DRu1D]
#22447700 - 10/29/15 02:54 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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You sound like a good dude
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22447711 - 10/29/15 03:00 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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"No sorry I don't have anything on me. Good luck though" or "No sorry I just got off work, I don't have anything on me" if it's late at night.
My canned responses. People seem more likely to leave me alone if I give the work spiel, and the people on the street when I get off work at 4 am and have $100+ cash on me aren't the kind of people I really want to stick around and talk to. I encounter multiple people asking for money almost every day. I'd rather pay my parking meter with whatever change I have on me.
When I first moved here I would give money. It wore on me quickly though, and there was one or two guys that I might give some money to if I saw them out, but otherwise wouldn't give beggars money. Now all the people I see regularly fucking suck so they don't get anything. I might offer a cigarette if they aren't obnoxious about asking. In general though I fucking hate panhandlers.Quote:
makaveli8x8 said: im starting a buisness soon, im going to subcontract work to my employee's, their job will be to pretend to be bums and beg for money, i get half of what they make, gunna be rich. ill eventually have 1 bum infront of every major store in town
This already happens here.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22447718 - 10/29/15 03:03 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: im starting a buisness soon, im going to subcontract work to my employee's, their job will be to pretend to be bums and beg for money, i get half of what they make, gunna be rich. ill eventually have 1 bum infront of every major store in town
As a former Shift Lead who has seen how much these people make, congratulations, you'll be the proud owner of maybe 40 bucks a day (if you're lucky). That's not even minimum wage. Far from being rich.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22447722 - 10/29/15 03:05 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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There have been a few bums around here who made decent money. They earn that shit though. The Rapping Bum and the Backflipping Bum. Rapping Bum died a few years ago unfortunately but was a legend on campus for a long time. Not sure what happened to the flipper but I haven't seen him in years. Jimmy did alright for himself but he was a fucking aggressive asshole. Now he's in jail.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22447759 - 10/29/15 03:31 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said:
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makaveli8x8 said: im starting a buisness soon, im going to subcontract work to my employee's, their job will be to pretend to be bums and beg for money, i get half of what they make, gunna be rich. ill eventually have 1 bum infront of every major store in town
As a former Shift Lead who has seen how much these people make, congratulations, you'll be the proud owner of maybe 40 bucks a day (if you're lucky). That's not even minimum wage. Far from being rich.
That's really area dependent. I know some boys who might make enough for a hamburger one day, and then enough for a plane ticket the next.
Some places aren't very Bo friendly while others throw money at you before you even fly your flag.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22447850 - 10/29/15 05:07 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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yes I do, and I don't care what they do with the money.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Lucis]
#22447859 - 10/29/15 05:16 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I wouldn't either, if they stopped telling ridiculous shit to get money. ~pulls cig out of pack and starts smoking~ "I can't afford food, any chance you could help me out?"
"My car broke down, I don't live here, I just need a few bucks to get some gas and I promise I'll send you the money back"
"My baby is out of diapers, I'm broke, could you spare some money?"
fuck you, get lost.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22448038 - 10/29/15 07:09 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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50 % + is a good result I think I found my new profession. Will I get paid more for mud on my head?
I always wanted to drop 10k or so and just see the reaction of the bum.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: nice1returns]
#22448052 - 10/29/15 07:14 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes I do. Especially if they have a pan.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22448059 - 10/29/15 07:17 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: I wouldn't either, if they stopped telling ridiculous shit to get money. ~pulls cig out of pack and starts smoking~ "I can't afford food, any chance you could help me out?"
"My car broke down, I don't live here, I just need a few bucks to get some gas and I promise I'll send you the money back"
"My baby is out of diapers, I'm broke, could you spare some money?"
fuck you, get lost.
Come to Humboldt. Their signs say " need weed please." Or " not going to lie. Need money for beer."
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: 1234go]
#22448094 - 10/29/15 07:28 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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1234go said: Nah man no apology needed, I had it coming. 
To finally answer the question though..
Yes I do, few and far between.
It depends on a lot of things though, certain factors determine whether or not I'll be giving money.
1. The beggar him/herself..Don't just sit there with your sign and stare at me...do the walk by routine..say hello even though I haven't given you anything yet. Show some enthusiasm for christ's sake.
2. Me, if i'm in a bad mood or in a head space..no one's getting anything. Sorry.
3. Cold outside? How cold? I'm not gonna lose my stored heat to toss someone a dollar, i'm cold dude..give me a break.
4. Hot outside? How hot? I'm not gonna lose my stored cool air to toss someone a dollar, i'm hot dude..give me a break.
5. If I've already given money to someone in the previous days, nope..windows stay up.
6. If I'm in the middle of a song and in the zone, i'm finishing my song. 
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22448203 - 10/29/15 07:56 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I will occasionally when I'm downtown, which is rare these days. Most I've given anyone was $5 or $10, usually it would be more like $1 or $2.
In my area there are just a couple of guys who do it at intersections (e.g after a highway offramp) and I suspect they make a lot of money and are not homeless. But for the people who really are homeless, the winter is pretty brutal and a number die every year.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: psi]
#22448262 - 10/29/15 08:15 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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At one of the baseball games I went to this summer there was a homeless guy sitting beside the lineup. I liked his dog and he was a really nice guy so I ended up buying him and his dog something to eat. He was really greatful, I thought he was going to cry because it seemed like most people who walked by him wanted to pretend he didn't exist.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22448312 - 10/29/15 08:33 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sometimes. It depends on the situation. People that I know for sure are genuinely homeless (dirty as fuck, see them every single day, obviously hungry).. I will sometimes help with some spare change or a buck or two if I have it. Or occasionally I may give them some food, if they are genuinely homeless and hungry they appreciate that.
Most beggers though I won't spare a cent. I was homeless for a while and I know how those guys work. Most are fully capable of working but its easier money to beg from people at 7-11. Takes a certain type of personality to do that in the first place.. I could never bring myself to do it. But a lot of those panhandlers will make bank, some of them aren't even homeless. Some of them probably have more money in their pocket then you do. So no, I usually don't give them money.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22448351 - 10/29/15 08:48 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I gave money to a 70 yo guy standing by the highway in -10 degree weather. Another guy, I gave to, was a homeless Vietnam vet. I gave him sandwiches not money.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Sun King]
#22448368 - 10/29/15 08:53 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hell no, I do not. Some of em make more $ than me?! I do give to people though, A older lady collects cans and is clearly opposed to personal interactions...I give people like that money so they can get a good meal or whatever as they are clearly not begging and doing what they can for themselves. I dont like feeding rats, but I do like helping folks.
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Re: Do you give money to panhandlers? [Re: Davesnothere]
#22448430 - 10/29/15 09:14 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Does the USA have jobseekers? In the UK you get paid a few hundred a week for having no job so I don't really understand what these dudes are doing. They get the same money as me but then sit on the street and earn more or can't be bothered to look for jobs so don't get their jobseekers check?
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